Synonyms

back road

American

noun

a little-used secondary road, especially one through a rural or sparsely populated area.

Etymology

Origin of back road

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

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I installed seat belts so I can put my 2-½-year-old daughter’s car seat in back for slow back road drives.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alice, not her real name, claimed her instructor made her cover her eyes with a Covid mask after driving to a back road and also told her he would "bite her ear if she sped".

From BBC

Nestled on a back road in the tawny foothills of Santa Barbara County, the elegant estate is one in a long string of luxury homes owned by wealthy Democratic Party donors that have hosted the Bidens in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times

The crash involving a silver Peugeot 107 happened at about 01:20 BST on a back road at Haldon near Exeter Racecourse, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

From BBC

In the end, on 11 December, I drove with a colleague along a back road to Nuseirat.

From BBC

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